Do you know what my dream day would be like? My dream day would be spending a day, an ENTIRE day, writing or working on fiction writing related activities. Alas, I’m working mom with a crazy schedule, so the chances of that happening anytime soon are slim to infinitely impossible.

That means that I have to make the most of the time I have available to write. I’ve started devoting the first hour of my day to writing. Whenever I get to my desk (usually no later than 9:30am), I tell Siri to set a timer for an hour and I get to work. When the timer goes off, I stop and move on to whatever is first on my task list.

I don’t know about you, but my mind NEVER stops and it doesn’t take much to distract me. Are you familiar with Doug…

]]>https://umeshamulangeri.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/focus-focus-focus-squirrel/feed/0umeshamulangeriMaintaining healthy habits while working from homehttps://umeshamulangeri.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/maintaining-healthy-habits-while-working-from-home/
https://umeshamulangeri.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/maintaining-healthy-habits-while-working-from-home/#respondMon, 13 Apr 2015 18:47:25 +0000http://umeshamulangeri.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/maintaining-healthy-habits-while-working-from-home/Live to Write - Write to Live: Working from home is great, isn’t it? You can roll out of bed, get to your desk and work in your pajamas or yoga pants without any stress or strain. Heck, you could even skip brushing your teeth, showering, or eating breakfast if you wanted.…]]>

You can roll out of bed, get to your desk and work in your pajamas or yoga pants without any stress or strain. Heck, you could even skip brushing your teeth, showering, or eating breakfast if you wanted.

And sleeping in? Well, without any commute or the need to get up and get ready for work, you’ve at least gained an hour every morning from the past daily commuter traffic drama, haven’t you?

Working from home is convenient. And for some, myself included, maybe too convenient at times.

It’s so easy to wake up and walk a few steps to the office chair — and sit… for hours, easily absorbed by our work and not being interrupted.

With no one to tell us how we look, it’s easy to even stop worrying about appearance. We can work longer hours when we work from…